Garden fountain

ABSTRACT

A garden fountain having a lower bowl, a middle bowl and an upper bowl. A water pump positioned in the lower bowl pumps water up into the middle bowl. The upper bowl rests in the middle bowl. Using a combination of the water level in the middle bowl and the spacing of the bottom of the upper bowl with respect to the water level in the middle bowl, the user can accurately control the water flow to the upper bowl. A rechargeable battery for the pump is provided in a battery compartment of the base of the fountain, thus providing easy user access to the same.

This application is Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.13/908,722 filed Jun. 3, 2013, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,108,212,the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND

Technical Field

The present principles relate to fountains. More particularly, theyrelate to a garden fountain which is capable of containing and wateringone or more plants.

Description of the Related Art

Currently there are no known fountains that operate as both planters andfountains. Such concept provide both functionality to a planter whilealso providing for an aesthetically pleasing landscape design element.

SUMMARY

According to one implementation, the garden fountain includes an upperbowl, a middle bowl and a lower bowl. The upper bowl has a baseconfigured to rest within the middle bowl. A pump is disposed in thelower bowl and configured to pump water up into the middle bowl. Thewater pumped from the lower bowl to the middle bowl maintains a specificwater level in the middle bowl. The upper bowl is configured to holdsoil and an associated plant and includes means for passing water from abottom thereof into the soil. The positioning of the bottom of the upperbowl in the middle bowl and the water level in the middle bowldetermines the amount of water provided to the soil of the upper bowland associated plant.

According to another implementation, the garden fountain includes anupper bowl, a middle bowl having waterspouts, and a lower bowl. Theupper bowl has a base configured to rest within the middle bowl. A baseis configured to support the lower bowl on the ground or other stablesurface, and includes a battery compartment contained therein. A pump isdisposed in the lower bowl and is configured to pump water up into themiddle bowl. Water pumped from the lower bowl to the middle bowlmaintains a specific water level in the middle bowl. The pump iselectrically connected to the battery contained the base batterycompartment. The upper bowl is configured to hold soil and an associatedplant, and includes means for passing water from a bottom thereof intothe soil. The position of the upper bowl in the middle bowl and thewater level in the middle bowl determines the amount of water providedto the soil of the upper bowl and associated plant.

Other aspects and features of the present principles will becomeapparent from the following detailed description considered inconjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood,however, that the drawings are designed solely for purposes ofillustration and not as a definition of the limits of the presentprinciples, for which reference should be made to the appended claims.It should be further understood that the drawings are not necessarilydrawn to scale and that, unless otherwise indicated, they are merelyintended to conceptually illustrate the structures and proceduresdescribed herein.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In the drawings wherein like reference numerals denote similarcomponents throughout the views:

FIG. 1 is perspective view of the garden fountain according to animplementation of the present principles;

FIG. 2A is a perspective view of the garden fountain showing the batterycompartment in the base, according to an implementation of the presentprinciples;

FIG. 2B is an exploded view of the battery compartment shown in FIG. 2A;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the garden fountain, shown partially inphantom, according to an implementation of the present principles;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the planter portion of the gardenfountain, according to an implementation of the present principles;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the taken down the center andshowing the plant watering feed system, according to an implementationof the invention;

FIGS. 6A and 6B are a cross-sectional view and perspective view,respectively, of the base of the garden fountain according to anotherimplementation of the invention;

FIGS. 7A and 7 b is a perspective view and a cross-sectional view,respective, of the second water tier distribution system according to afurther implementation of the invention; and

FIG. 8 is perspective view of the base of the garden fountain accordingto yet a further implementation of the present principles.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a garden fountain 10 according to animplementation of the present principles. The garden fountain 10includes a base 12, a lower or reservoir bowl 24, a middle bowl 26 andan upper or planter bowl 28. The base 12 can be made up of one or moreparts and is shown in the present example having a footing 14, a centralshaft 16 and a bowl support 18. A power button 20 can be disposed in anysuitable location and is shown here integrated into the bowl support 18.A battery compartment 22 is preferably disposed in the base of thecentral shaft 16, or the footing 14 (if of suitable size)

The connection of the lower bowl to the footing can be achieved in anysuitable known manner. For example a slot and groove mechanicalengagement where the parts are fitted together and rotated to secure theconnection could be used. Such slot and groove configuration could alsobe used to connect the middle bowl 26 to the lower bowl 24. O-rings orother water sealing means can be used in any relevant application forthe connection of the various parts of the fountain.

In addition, those of skill in the art will appreciated that each of theparts of the garden fountain 10 can be made of any suitable knownmaterial, which may include, but is not limited to, molded plastics.

FIGS. 2A and 2B show the battery compartment 22 having a battery 30contained therein. In this preferred implementation the battery isrechargeable and the battery compartment is preferably sealed from watersuch that the user may easily access the same without any concernsrelating to the water contained within the lower and middle bowls.Ideally, the battery compartment should have at least one opening to theoutside air so as to prevent the formation of condensation in thecompartment and thereby any negative effects to the battery as a resultof the same. Those of skill in the art will appreciate that the accesspanel for the battery compartment can be configured in any suitablemanner, such as for example, a sliding panel, a hinged panel, and mayalso include a locking mechanism.

In one implementation, the rechargeable battery or batteries 30 can berecharged using a solar system (not shown), and/or using householdelectric power. Alternatively, the batteries can be made to bedisposable. In addition to rechargeable power means, a timing system 31can be implemented where individual buttons are preset for predeterminedtime periods, or adjustable timing means are implemented.

In other implementations, the power source for the fountain can be solarpowered, A/C powered using 110 v, 210 v and/or DC powered using a 12 vbattery.

It is further contemplated that the garden fountain system may include alighting system that provides accent lighting the fountain and/or theplant in the upper bowl planter. The positioning of the lights cans bewithin or out of the water.

FIGS. 3 and 5 show one example of the disposition of the pump 32 withinthe shaft 23 positioned within the lower/reservoir bowl 24 andconfigured to support the middle bowl 26. The pump 32 includes a powerconnection 34 which is connected to the battery 30 positioned in thebase 16. The pump 32 sits in the bottom of the shaft 23 and isconfigured to draw water from the lower/reservoir bowl 24 and the pumpfeeds the same to the middle bowl 26 via a tube 36 connected to a waterinput connection 40 in the center of the middle bowl 26.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the upper bowl 28, positioned siting withinthe middle bowl 26. In a preferred implementation, the upper bowl 28 isconfigured as planter. As shown in FIG. 5, the upper bowl 28 includes anumber of openings 42 at the bottom thereof. The openings 42 allow thetransfer of water from a middle bowl 26, into upper bowl 28 when thewater level rises in bowl 26 to a predetermined level. Bowl 26 has waterintroduced via a pump 32, (FIG. 3), drawing water from bottom of a lowerbowl 24, (i.e., a reservoir bowl).

As shown in FIG. 3, the pump can be located in the lower reservoir bowl24, and as shown in the present example, the pump 32 is positionedwithin the shaft supporting the middle bowl 26. Those of skill in theart will appreciate that any suitable known type of pump 32 with anappropriate water intake can be used. According to one implementation,the pump 32 uses a 6-volt dc pump powered by the rechargeable battery 30located in the base of the fountain. When the pump is turned on, thewater is pumped from lower bowl 24 into the middle bowl 26. The watercontinues to rise until the water level reaches the pour spouts 25 ofmiddle bowl 26, at which point the water level 5 reaches its maximumheight or level in middle bowl 26 and the water pours over back intolower bowl 24. (See FIG. 5)

As shown above, upper bowl 28 sits in middle bowl 26. The distancebetween the base of middle bowl 26 and base of bowl 28, specifically thewater inlets 42 of upper bowl 28 are crucial to the operation. Theheight of the water level in middle bowl 26 reaches at least to thebottom of the water inlets of upper bowl 28. Discs or spaces 43 can beadded or subtracted to achieve the desired position of the base of theupper bowl 28 within the middle bowl 26. As will be evident from theabove, height of the upper bowl 26 can be infinitely adjusted using thediscs 43 depending on the water level desired/required for the plant inthe upper bowl 28. According to one preferred implementation, a minimumheight must at least reach the bottom of the water inlets 42 in upperbowl 28 in order for the soil 29 located in upper bowl 28 to be able todraw or wick the water up from middle bowl 26.

Although shown in the form of openings, water inlets 42 can include aporous material 41 of any kind so as to prevent any soil from beingundesirably being dispelled from the upper bowl 28 into middle bowl 26.

As mentioned above, the height of upper bowl 28 in relation to middlebowl 26 will be adjustable. The purpose of an adjustable height is suchthat you can raise or lower the water level in upper bowl 28. This isbeneficial since plants require different amounts of water for growing.In the current configuration one or more spacers 43 are used in betweenupper bowl 28 and middle bowl 26. Any number of or no spacers can beused.

In the configuration of FIG. 4, three (3) spacers 43 are shown. Thisgives a total of four (4) water level settings. The thickness of thespacers 43 can also be changed to accommodate other spacing options. Inone preferred implementation, no spacer present allows upper bowl 28 tosit at its lowest possible setting, providing the highest water level inupper bowl 28. As you add a spacer between the upper bowl 28 and middlebowl 26, bowl 28 will increase in height over middle bowl 26 thusraising upper bowl 28 proportionally higher above middle bowl 26lowering the water level or line in upper bowl 28. As you add anotherspacer, this water level will continue to lower in bowl 28 until you canadd spacer so that upper bowl 28 water inlets 42 can be completely abovethe water level in middle bowl 26. The above description is referring tothe water level in the active or pump on mode. This is when the waterlevel is at its highest, but at no time does the water level rise abovethe maximum level provided by the waterspouts 25 in middle bowl 26.

When in the active mode, or pump on mode and the maximum spacer 43 orheight of upper bowl 28 is in use, the water level is raised in middlebowl 26 to the maximum height determined by the waterspouts 25. Upperbowl 28 being in its highest setting will only, when in active mode,have water coming in contact with the water inlets 42 in upper bowl.When the fountain is inactive, pump off, the water level will lower to apoint just below the maximum water level in middle bowl 26. At thispoint the water level is lower than the bottom of the water inlets 42 inupper bowl 28. This then provides an air gap necessary for healthy plantgrowth allowing the soil to aerate, from the bottom up. In this samesetting, when the fountain is in active mode, the water level in middlebowl 26 will rise to the maximum height provided by waterspouts 25 inbowl number 26. At such point the water level will rise to allow thewater inlets 42 in upper bowl 28 to come in contact with the water 5 inmiddle bowl 26, thus through a wicking effect this allows the soil 29 inupper bowl 28 to wick the water up into bowl 28, providing water for theplant.

The water level in upper bowl 28 can be adjusted through raising andlowering the bowl in relation to middle bowl 26 with any number ofmethods, fixed and mechanical. In addition, the water level in upperbowl 28 can be affected or adjusted to provide the proper amount ofwater to the plant in upper bowl 28 depending on if the fountain isactive or inactive.

The above description relates to the adjusting of the water level inupper bowl 28 in the active mode. If you adjust for the inactive mode,upper bowl 28 can be moved to, for example, the lowest setting. Thisposition will place the water inlets 42 of upper bowl 28 to below themaximum water level of middle bowl 26. If the fountain is first activeand thus raising the water level in bowl 26 to the maximum level andthen turned inactive, the water level will lower slightly to just belowthe spout level 25. However, upper bowl 28 water inlets 42 can be set sothat they are lower than middle bowl 28's maximum level. Therefore, thesoil 29 in bowl 28 would continue to wick water up into bowl 28, even inthe inactive mode. This provides additional water for different type ofplants or weather conditions. This allows middle bowl 26 to act as areservoir for upper bowl 28 until such time that the soil 29 in bowl 28has wicked up the maximum amount of water it is capable of and or waterhas evaporated out of middle bowl 26. When either occurs, this will thenlower the water level in middle bowl 26 to below the water inlets 42 inupper bowl 28, thus providing the necessary air gap 12 between upperbowl 28 and middle bowl number 26 to provide healthy conditions for goodplant growth.

The shape of the bottom of upper bowl 28 and the bottom of middle bowl26 is also critical for proper water flow. Although there are numerousways to introduce water into middle bowl 26, this description is for thecurrent example being shown.

The outlet of a water distribution tube 40 coming from the pump 32located, for example, in lower bowl number 24, in a preferred embodimentneeds to be just slightly higher than the maximum water level providedby the water spouts 25 in middle bowl 26. This prevents the water frommiddle bowl 26 from siphoning back into lower bowl 24, thus maintainingthe inactive water level in middle bowl 26 once initially filled tomaximum water level when active. However, should the water siphon backinto bowl 24, this can also be a benefit. In the current embodiment,there is a fill chamber 46 located in the bottom of upper bowl 28, whichis female in shape, which matches to the male water distribution pipe 40in middle bowl 26. This allows the water distribution pipe 40 or tube tobe higher than the maximum water level in middle bowl 26 while allowingthe water inlet ports 42, located in the corresponding female shape ofthe bottom of upper bowl 28 to operate below the maximum water level inmiddle bowl 26.

In a preferred embodiment, water is only introduced into upper bowl 28through the water inlet ports 42. This allows for a non-pressurized orturbulent water introduction into the soil. If the water from thedistribution port in middle bowl 26 was directed straight directly intothe soil 29 in upper bowl 28, it would erode the soil and causing excesssoil to be introduced into the water system and erode the soil exposingthe roots in the plant located in upper bowl 28.

Although this system could have the water distributed to upper bowl 28on in various manners, direct port from bowl number two into bowl numberone. Another is a water distribution pipe pouring water into the top ofbowl 28 from bowl 24. The preferred embodiment is to wick the water fromthe bottom up from bowl number 26 into upper bowl 28 initially when inthe active mode then also in the inactive mode as described above.

In the preferred embodiment, it has been found that the waterdistribution chamber 46 located in upper bowl 28, in relation to the airchannels at the bottom of bowl 28, in relation to the water distributionport in middle bowl 26 can create a siphon effect after the fountain isinactive, thus siphoning all the water out of middle bowl 26 into lowerbowl 24. This can be considered a positive effect if for example theplant in upper bowl 28 requires less water. To reduce this effect if asmall hole 48 is introduced into the top of the water distributionchamber 46, it has been found to break the effect of the siphon,allowing the water to maintain minimum or inactive water height inmiddle bowl 26. Those of skill in the art will appreciate that there arenumerous was to effect the siphon occurring between middle bowl 26 andlower bowl 24, this is just one of example of the same.

This anti-siphon hole 48 in the top of the water distribution chamberlocated in bowl 28 can also have a positive effect in providing water tothe soil in bowl number one. When in the active mode it can create amethod of positive pressure water introduction into upper bowl 28.Although it is considered preferred to allow the water to wick up frombowl number 26 into bowl 28, it could be beneficial in certainsituations in which more water is required for a specific plant and theaddition water introduction into the soil has a positive effect.However, as this positive pressure water inlet increases in size inrelation the water flow or pressure created from the pump, located inbowl 24, it is possible to meter this flow by increasing or decreasingthe diameter of this positive water pressure inlet.

FIGS. 6A and 6B show the base 12 of the fountain according to anotherimplementation of the invention. FIG. 6A shows the bottom 14 of the basebeing additionally, and adjustably, weighted with a suitable weightingmaterial 68 (e.g., sand)

Typical fountains made of stone, concrete, and any other heavy medium,do not require the ability have an adjustable weighted base as they verynature of their design is heavy.

However, with the recent use of polyresin as the construction medium forthe fountain of the present invention, which allows them to be lightweight enough to ship for mass merchandising and for easy installationby the end user, they are too light to withstand any type of weather andwill fall over with small winds. Simply making the fountain heavier iscounter-productive since shipping costs will go up and the installationby the customer becomes more difficult.

According to the present design the fountain can ship in its lightweightformat and the end user can then add sand or heavy material 68 to thebottom of the fountain to provide the weight necessary to withstandweather conditions. In this embodiment (as described above), the batterylocation, combined with the weight chamber is unique. By placing thebattery 30 in the lowest possible location to establish a low center ofgravity and then adding a chamber 67 below the battery compartment to befilled with a removable weighted material 68 will provide the bestcenter of gravity for the fountain.

By placing the weighting material compartment 67 and battery compartment22 close to each other, the issue or adding subtracting the weightedmaterial becomes an issue for the end user and for methods ofmanufacturing. First the method of manufacturing a poly resin fountainutilizes an outer shape for the exterior of the fountain and at thebottom base a panel is glued into place to seal the bottom of thefountain base to the outer shape thus providing rigidity to the outerstructure and to finish the cosmetics of the bottom of the fountain.This allows for a hollow inner structure which is both a cost and weightsaving and the simplest method of manufacturing. However this methodmakes it difficult to make a separated chamber 67 to add material tosince there is no inner structure to the fountain.

In the current design a male protrusion 66 which extends from the bottombase cap up into the inner body of the hollow fountain structure hasbeen added. The top of this protrusion 66 becomes the base in which thebattery 30 can sit. The diameter of the protrusion 66 is smaller thanthe inner diameter of the outer structure of the fountain. The distancebetween the protrusion 66 and the outer structure provides for a conduitallowing the end user to add weighted material into the bottom of thefountain, the weight chamber. The distance between the outer structureand the inner protrusion 66 is critical in that if it is too small it isdifficult for the end user to add or remove weighted material and if itis too large, the base of the top of the protrusion 66 is not largeenough to support the battery and any other object being stored in thebattery compartment. To help in providing the added room from theplacement or removal of the weighted material 68 a small indent of anyparticular shape can be added the protrusion 66, thus maintainingadequate base area to support the battery while increasing the spacebetween the outer structure and the protrusion 66 for ease of adding orremoving the weighted material.

This method is preferred over other methods for adding or removingweight. For example if an opening was created in the bottom base panel,with for example a plug to add or remove the weighted material, wouldrequire that the fountain be turned upside down to add the material.This in turn would require that the hollow interior of the fountain havea separate panel molded and attached to the inner wall of the fountain.This would have to be sealed so as to not leak the weighted materialback into the body of the fountain when turned upside down when addingthe weighted material. This would cause significant increase inmanufacturing cost.

The battery base 16/compartment 22 is also unique to the poly resinfountains for manufacturing reasons as mentioned above, even without theability to add weighted material. By extending the outer edge of thebattery base 16 to the inner dimension of the outer shape, whicheliminates the ability to add weighted material, however provides a costeffective method for production to establish a base for the battery.

FIG. 6b shows a clear view of the top 60 of the base 12. The top 60includes a keyed slot 62 having keys 64. The keys 64 are configured toreceive correspondingly shaped portions of the bottom of lower bowl 24such that the same is received and rotated in the slot 62 and therebysecured to the top of the base during assembly.

FIGS. 7A and 7B show the configuration of the middle bowl 26 (2^(nd)water tier) according to an implementation of the invention. The 2^(nd)water tier water distribution tube in a poly-resin fountain is typicallyfixed to a molded plastic or resin tube with is the union from the tubeexiting the water pump located inside the fountain thru the wall of theresin allowing the water to be distributed to the exterior of thefountain. This method does not allow for the ability to easily change oradd new water features by the end user.

According to an implementation, the middle bowl 26 is molded with alarge passageway 76 having an inner dimension configured to receive thewater distribution plug 72 with hose 74 that can be inserted into theresin. This removable plug 72 allows the end user to pull the tube 74off of the water feature they want to remove and then re-attach a newwater feature by pressing the water distribution plug in place on thenew feature.

FIG. 8 shows another implementation of the base pedestal 16 having awireless, e.g., Bluetooth®, speaker 80 positioned therein. The speakeris connected to power source via plug 84 and wire 82. The power sourceconnected to plug 82 can be any suitable battery source, and may,depending on the configuration, be connected to the water fountain'sprimary battery 30. Alternatively, a separate battery can be provided topower the wireless (Bluetooth®) speaker 80. As will be appreciated, theaddition of the speaker 80 allows a user to wirelessly transmit audiocontent to the speaker via their own compatible Bluetooth® audio playeror system.

The above description above is for a three-tier fountain. Thisself-watering garden fountain can be constructed in variousconfigurations. It can have two tiers, with a reservoir located insideor in the base of the bottom tier. Those of skill in the art willappreciate that the fountain of the present invention can be constructedwith multiple tiers, with essentially no limit. It can also beconstructed with multiple planter bowls, in parallel to each other,vertically stacked to each other, and various other combinations andconfigurations.

While there have been shown, described and pointed out fundamental novelfeatures of the present principles, it will be understood that variousomissions, substitutions and changes in the form and details of themethods described and devices illustrated, and in their operation, maybe made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit ofthe same. For example, it is expressly intended that all combinations ofthose elements and/or method steps which perform substantially the samefunction in substantially the same way to achieve the same results arewithin the scope of the present principles. Moreover, it should berecognized that structures and/or elements and/or method steps shownand/or described in connection with any disclosed form or implementationof the present principles may be incorporated in any other disclosed,described or suggested form or implementation as a general matter ofdesign choice. It is the intention, therefore, to be limited only asindicated by the scope of the claims appended hereto.

What is claimed is:
 1. A garden fountain comprising: an upper bowl; a middle bowl having waterspouts; said upper bowl having a base configured to rest within the middle bowl; a lower bowl; a support base configured to support the lower bowl on the ground or other stable surface, said support base having a battery compartment contained therein; and a pump disposed in the lower bowl and configured to pump water up into the middle bowl, wherein water pumped from the lower bowl to the middle bowl maintains a specific water level in the middle bowl, said pump being electrically connected to a battery disposed within the battery compartment; the upper bowl being configured to hold soil and an associated plant, said upper bowl having means for passing water from a bottom thereof into the soil, wherein a positioning of the upper bowl in the middle bowl and a water level in the middle bowl determines the amount of water provided to the upper bowl.
 2. The garden fountain according to claim 1, wherein said support base further comprises a weight chamber configured to receive a weighting material.
 3. A garden fountain comprising: an upper bowl having a base, the upper bowl configured for retaining a planting medium and having a bottom surface with inlets formed therein; a middle bowl, the base of the upper bowl being configured to rest within the middle bowl; a lower bowl; a pump disposed in the lower bowl and configured to pump water up into the middle bowl, wherein water pumped from the lower bowl to the middle bowl maintains a water level in the middle bowl, and wherein a relative height of the base of the upper bowl to the water level determines an amount of water that enters the upper bowl through the inlets in the bottom surface; and a pedestal base configured to support the lower, middle and upper bowls, the pedestal base having a battery compartment, a battery connected to the pump and a switch for selectively activating the pump.
 4. The garden fountain of claim 3, further comprising a wireless speaker positioned within the pedestal base and configured to broadcast audio signals wirelessly received from a user's audio device.
 5. The garden fountain of claim 3, further comprising a timing system for controlling activation of the pump for predetermined time periods.
 6. The garden fountain of claim 3, wherein the middle bowl includes pour spouts configured to return water to the lower bowl when the water level within the middle bowl exceeds a predetermined level.
 7. The garden fountain of claim 1, further comprising a timing system for controlling activation of the pump for predetermined time periods.
 8. The garden fountain of claim 1, wherein the waterspouts are disposed at a height within the middle bowl to return water to the lower bowl only when the water level within the middle bowl exceeds a predetermined level.
 9. A garden fountain comprising: a support base configured for placement on a stable surface; a first container disposed on the support base, the first container configured for retaining water; a second container supported above the first container, the second container having a lower surface configured for retaining water at a water level; a pump disposed in the first container, the pump configured for pumping water from the first container into the second container; and a third container configured for retaining a planting medium, the third container configured to be supported at a spacing above the lower surface of the second container and at least partially within the second container, the third container having a bottom surface with inlets formed therein, so that when the pump is activated, the water level within the second container is at least as high as the bottom surface of the third container so that water within the second container flows through the inlets in the bottom surface of the third container; wherein the spacing between the second container and the third container determines a level of water within the third container when the pump is inactive.
 10. The garden fountain of claim 9, wherein the pump is battery-powered and further comprising a battery compartment disposed within the support base.
 11. The garden fountain of claim 10, wherein the battery is a rechargeable battery.
 12. The garden fountain of claim 9, further comprising a timing system for controlling activation of the pump for predetermined time periods.
 13. The garden fountain of claim 9, wherein the inlets comprise one or more openings through the bottom surface of the third container.
 14. The garden fountain of claim 9, wherein the inlets comprise a porous material configured to prevent the planting medium from escaping from the third container.
 15. The garden fountain of claim 9, wherein the second container includes pour spouts configured to return water to the first container only when the water level within the second container exceeds a predetermined level.
 16. The garden fountain of claim 9, wherein the support base is a pedestal.
 17. The garden fountain of claim 9, further comprising a wireless speaker disposed within the support base. 